Always got time for a wee selfie
If you read my last blog post you will know I had a fall in Langkawi which meant when I came back to Mersing I needed to find a clinic to take my stitches out, once 10 days had passed. I was told there were 3 clinics in Mersing to choose from so it should have been an easy task- 'should have' I stress. So on the first Friday back we planned to go into Mersing by taxi and get them out. We walked down to the school gates and on the way called a taxi so it would be there by the time we got to the gates, as we didn't want to wait in the blistering heat for any longer than we needed to. However when we got there no taxi was to be seen, so we waited and waited but even after half an hour no taxi had turned up. We called the company again and got a very rude woman who said she was on her way so we waited some more. But after an hour of waiting no taxi had come and we were melting. Our last resort was to get the security guard to order a taxi in Malay for us and as if by magic the taxi appeared in 5 mins!! Clearly that taxi company didn't like British people! However it was just my luck that when we did eventually get to Mersing every single one of the clinics were closed and I couldn't even get my stitches out. I think our KFC was well deserved that day.
After all the hassle with taxis we decided on Monday to just ask the teachers for a lift into Mersing as my stitches really needed taken out by this point. Thankfully Mr Saiful, an English teacher, came to our recuse and took us into Mersing where I was able to see a doctor. However here came more trouble as once the doctor had started taking my stitches out he realised that only some of them had been put in right and half of the wound had not healed properly! This was not exactly the news I wanted to hear after the struggle I had to get to the clinic but it just means I will be left with a bigger scar on my foot and it will take a little longer to heal- at least I will have a lasting memory of Malaysia on my foot now haha!
At the weekend we were taken to the market in Mersing by a few of the teachers. This market is a weekly one which comes to Mersing and sells lots of delicious Malay food and clothes. We had a good look around and then bought some food, including some fresh doughnuts which we had been craving all week, and headed to the beach to eat it. It was not too hot and the fresh sea breeze was very nice so we had a lovely evening just chilling by the beach. This is one of the best things about living in Mersing I think, even though we can't swim in the sea it so nice to be able to just watch and listen to the waves and look out to all the surrounding islands.
On Saturday we went on a teachers outing Bowling in Kluang, a town about 2 hours from Mersing. This was very fun and it was probably the most western thing we've done since we've been here- and we still sucked at it! The teachers were all very competitive with cash prizes and departments fighting against one another. The languages department did in fact win, even with us on the team, so we were happy and everyone had a very enjoyable day. Some of the teachers even brought their children along and I had a great time playing with one of the little girls called Adeline. Even though she didn't speak English we played all day and night, chasing each other and singing all the frozen songs! She was adorable and it was nice to play with younger kids since we spend so much time with the older ones.
I am still loving my time here and it truely feels like home now. We have some great students and teachers surrounding us and I am slowly becoming accustomed to the heat, bugs and spicy food however monkeys still terrify me. Missing everyone back home but I'll see you in 10 months:-)
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